News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
Decades of difference: Report shows impact of CGIAR agricultural research
17.03.19- Environment
- Food Security
- Health
- Nutrition
Farmer Mercy Wambui measures rainfall in the Tana River watershed, Kenya. CGIAR research and innovat…
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Who sits at the table? Policy, people, and potatoes in Kenya
13.03.19- Biodiversity
- Food Security
- Gender
Although it might seem surprising, many Kenyan farmers, entrepreneurs, and investors are intensely i…
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The Molecular Maize Atlas encourages genetic diversity
13.03.19- Biodiversity
With so much germplasm to categorize, what’s the best way to label them? Seeds of…
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Palm oil’s complex land conflicts
13.03.19- Environment
- Food Security
In an ideal world, palm oil production would cause no deforestation, and have a transparent…
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International Women’s Day 2019
08.03.19- Gender
The 2019 theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March, is: “Think equal, build smart, innovate…
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Video: How gender equity and social inclusion are improving the lives of rural families in Africa
07.03.19- Gender
- Prosperity
Women have the potential to be drivers of agricultural transformation in Africa, holding the key…
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Upcoming events
Now until 23 Apr. 2019
- 28.03.19
Webinar: Innovations to help secure pastoral land tenure and governance
Read moreOnline - 02.04.19 > 04.04.19
Seeds of Change Conference: Gender Equality Through Agricultural Research for Development
Read moreThe Ann Harding Conference Centre University of Canberra Canberra - 08.04.19 > 12.04.19
AfricaRice 45th Board of Trustees meeting
Read moreAfricaRice Headquarters Bouaku00e9, Cu00f4te du2019Ivoire - 16.04.19 > 17.04.19
WorldFish Webinar: Gender Equity & Equality in the SSF Guidelines
Read more - 21.04.19 > 24.04.19
WorldFish 78th Board of Trustees Meeting
Read moreBangladesh - 23.04.19 > 27.04.19
1st CIFOR-ICRAF Single Board Meeting
Read moreNairobi, Kenya
News from the Centers and Programs
How much do you REALLY know about water and forests?
22.03.19- Environment
- Food Security
What better way to celebrate today's World Water Day and yesterday's International Day of Forests,…
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BOOK LAUNCH: Towards low-emission landscapes in Viet Nam
21.03.19- Environment
- Prosperity
For immediate release Bogor, Indonesia, 21 March 2019— A new book celebrates ten years of contr…
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International Forests Day: Two heads look to a future of restoration
21.03.19- Environment
- Food Security
This article is written by Robert Nasi , Director-General of Center for International Forestry Resea…
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Sustainable Summit 2019
21.03.19The fourth edition of The Economist’s Sustainability Summit will marshal the evidence to measure p…
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How restoration initiatives begin, again and again
20.03.19- Environment
From teaching students how to use native species to restore landscapes in South America to…
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Restoring drylands and empowering farmers: lessons from the Drylands Development Programme
20.03.19- Biodiversity
- Environment
Successful land restoration needs human capacity, innovative technologies and mass participation. Th…
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